(4695) Mediolanum Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Mediolanum is the Latin name of Milano, city placed in the North of Italy. In 1861 G. V. Schiaparelli discovered (69) Hesperia from the Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera. Name suggested by S. Baroni and S. Foglia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mediolanum is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mediolanum is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4695 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 RU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,048 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.362 |
| Rotation period | 5.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 September 1985
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- (2364) Seillier
- (2543) Machado
- (2590) Mourao
- (2673) Lossignol
- (2707) Ueferji
- (2814) Vieira
- (2852) Declercq
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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